Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Ballad of Jay and Rose Mary , by - Strawbs. Release date: 24.08.2009
Song language: English
The Ballad of Jay and Rose Mary |
| The sun was rising slowly |
| Furnace hot at dawn |
| Jay was in his hammock |
| Whittling on a horn |
| I was in the kitchen |
| Munching stale cakes |
| Thinking about Rose Mary |
| And how the cookie breaks |
| All in all it’s just another down-home day |
| Rose Mary was nineteen |
| Slender as a wand |
| Jay was something else |
| A bullfrog in a pond |
| A viper in disguise |
| A rattler in a sack |
| If you cared to call it |
| He would double slap you back |
| Rose Mary was smitten |
| She fell for Jay in style |
| Just like Robert Mitchum |
| Full of menace with a smile |
| Fluttered her eye lashes |
| Half an inch of hunch |
| Jay was like a school-boy |
| A kid in need of lunch |
| Jay took her to a diner |
| And told her of his power |
| He checked into a hotel room |
| But only booked an hour |
| Rose Mary was no mug |
| She didn’t miss a thing |
| When Jay stepped on the gas |
| Whipping off his ring |
| His wedding ring was buried |
| In the pocket of his pants |
| Which Rose Mary was going through |
| While Jay was scratching ants |
| He opened up the bathroom door |
| Feeling ill at ease |
| But Rose Mary was long gone |
| With his clothing and his keys |
| I was getting ready |
| To round up missing steers |
| When Rose Mary came knocking |
| In a crocodile of tears |
| She asked me what my name was |
| I said my name was Jay |
| She asked me did I sleep well |
| I said most every day |
| They say that money talks |
| Mine just said goodbye |